Bacon Roll - Red or Brown Sauce?!

[TheSoloChef]

Time for breakfast so having the last of the smoked streaky bacon I got from a local butchers - so a Bacon Roll it is then! Also known as a Bacon Bap, Bacon Cob, Bacon Barm, Bacon Stottie or (at a push) a Bacon Sarnie.

But, before I take a bite, I have one very important question...

...Red or Brown Sauce?! Needless to say I have the best of both on offer from the tasty Heinz Tomato Sauce and the Houses of Parliament Sauce - but which should I choose?

 

[badjak]

No sauce

 

[Morning Glory]

Brown for me although I can do red if it's all there is.

 

[TastyReuben]

As an American, it would be…neither. Mayonnaise all the way, and lots of it. As I like to say with respect to mayonnaise paired with…well, almost anything - “If it ain’t oozin’, you be losin’!”

 

[TastyReuben]

I should add that if it’s specifically for breakfast, then the other alternative would be to replace the sauce with…a fried (or scrambled) egg and some cheese.

 

[TheSoloChef]

I'm afraid you're all wrong! It's secret option 3:

Sliced mushrooms (hidden out of shot) fried in the bacon fat is the correct answer!

 

[msmofet]

Mayo, lettuce and tomato or a bit of butter, egg, and cheese or just cheese and a shot of hot sauce.

 

[TheSoloChef]

Mayo, lettuce and tomato or a bit of butter, egg, and cheese or just cheese and a shot of hot sauce.

If cold I would agree with you as you can't beat a BLT!

 

[Morning Glory]

As an American, it would be…neither. Mayonnaise all the way, and lots of it. As I like to say with respect to mayonnaise paired with…well, almost anything - “If it ain’t oozin’, you be losin’!”

That is so wrong. Mayonnaise simply disguises everything in a calorific bath of creamy stuff with of fatty mouthfeel.

 

[Morning Glory]

I'm afraid you're all wrong! It's secret option 3:

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Sliced mushrooms (hidden out of shot) fried in the bacon fat is the correct answer!

Perfect!

 

[badjak]

You're not the only one wondering
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Sauce-Brown-British-Breakfast/dp/0008413657
I don't like sauces, but the book was funny anyway

 

[TastyReuben]

That is so wrong. Mayonnaise simply disguises everything in a calorific bath of creamy stuff with of fatty mouthfeel.

 

[TastyReuben]

 

[karadekoolaid]

If I were to add sauce, it would have to be HP. Mayonnaise, not a chance. Just not traditional. Hellman's first arrived in the UK in 1961, so acceptance was slow, and HP has been around since 1895.
Mushrooms - a great addition. I'd add a bit more bacon, too.

 

[TheSoloChef]

Mayonnaise on a hot bacon bap in the UK is a big faux pas (just like warming up a British Pork Pie - I caught someone doing that once and couldn't believe my eyes)! In a BLT when the bacon is cold then it is an absolute must.

If I had to choose a sauce myself, it will always be Brown Sauce and IMO the best Brown Sauce is the HP one - just the right amount of fruity tanginess.